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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by kwhitefoot on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:25AM (#35626123)
Babord is port in Norwegian. But starboard is styrbord which makes a lot of sense because the steering board, or oar, is on the steersman's right side.
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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by ekianjo on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:50AM (#35626258)
Babord is also used in French
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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by stefncb on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:59AM (#35626307)
We use "tribord" and "babord" in romanian.
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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by oesexe on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @07:02AM (#35626692)
Danish as well. I didn’t see it mentioned, so I will add: that back then, a ship could not moor along the key on starboard/styrbord side. So it had to be the other side: hence the English port side.
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